"Déjeuner Sur L'herbe III / Deconstructing The Form V"

"Déjeuner Sur L'herbe III / Deconstructing The Form V"
7 inches x 6 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Masonite Panel
September 26, 2011

"Déjeuner Sur L'herbe II / Deconstructing the form IV"

"Déjeuner Sur L'herbe II / Deconstructing the form IV"
7 inches x 6 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Masonite Panel
September 21, 2011

"Déjeuner Sur L'herbe / Deconstructing the form III"

"Déjeuner Sur L'herbe / Deconstructing the Form III"
5.875 inches x 4.75 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Masonite Panel
September 18, 2011

"The Vertigo of Attraction / Deconstructing the Form II"

"The Vertigo of Attraction / Deconstructing the Form II"
5 inches x 4 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Masonite
September 11, 2011

"Storming The Beachhead / Deconstructing the Form"

"Storming The Beachhead / Deconstructing the Form"
10.5 inches x 7.5 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
September 7, 2011

Oil Sketch

"Eros and Thanatos XIV: Deconstruction"

"Eros and Thanatos XIV: Deconstruction"
5 inches x 4 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Masonite
September 1, 2011

Alla Prima

"Eros and Thanatos XIII: Peas in a Pod"

"Eros and Thanatos XIII: Peas in a Pod"
3 inches x 4 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on 3/4 inch thick Solid Oak
August 28th, 2011

Alla Prima

"Eros and Thanatos XII: Depth Charge"

"Eros and Thanatos XII: Depth Charge"
4 inches x 5 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Masonite Panel
August 25, 2011

Alla Prima

"Eros and Thanatos XI: Keeping Warm While We Wait For Charon"

"Eros and Thanatos XI: Keeping Warm While We Wait For Charon"
2.75 inches x 4 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Masonite
August 24, 2011

Alla Prima

"Eros and Thanatos X : La Petit Mort en Mer / Explosion At Sea"

"Eros and Thanatos X : La Petit Mort en Mer / Explosion At Sea"
4 inches x 5 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Masonite
August 21, 2011

Alla prima.

Further Along...

I decided to continue working today on the portrait of my friend.

Working On A Portrait of a Friend

I decided to do some work on a portrait of my friend and fellow painter, Servando, today. Mostly, reemphasizing the darker areas.

Some Video From Today's Session

Self-Portrait

"Self-Portrait"
10.125 inches x 7.125 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
August 8th, 2011

Alla Prima

"Semi-Symmetric IV"

"Semi-Symmetric IV"
4.75 inches x 2.5 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
August 7, 2011

Alla Prima

"Semi-Symmetric III"

"Semi-Symmetric III"
4.75 inches x 3.5 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
August 6, 2011

Alla prima

"Semi-Symmetric II"

"Semi-Symmetric II"
5.75 inches x 4.5 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
August 4, 2011

Alla Prima

#KEP Santa Fe

Over the course of the weekend of July 29th-31st, 2011, the artists of Kianga Ellis Projects, Santa Fe (Ethan Cranke, Peter Daverington, Brian Dupont, Jeannette Ehlers, Sabina Forbes II, Nikita Gale, Clarity Haynes, Laura Isaac, Elisa Kreisinger, Nikolaj Recke, Bryan Reyna, Maritza Ruiz-Kim, Painta, Jason Varone, and Katarina Wong), and Kianga Ellis, joined together for a weekend of ground breaking art talks. These talks did nothing less than raise the bar for contemporary art dialog and new media. Combining a live broadcast (via ustream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kianga-ellis-projects ) with on site and off site participants via skype and twitter.
Please visit: http://kiangaellisprojects.com/home.html to see further images of the art as well as to learn more about the artists and the project in general.




Archived video of the art talk that was broadcast live, on Saturday, July 30, 2011 (if it has trouble loading, hit pause, and let it buffer for a little while):

"Fire Man" Series and Price List
See something that you like? Please contact Kianga via kianga@kiangaellisprojects.com
Or, fill out the contact form here:
http://kiangaellisprojects.com/contact.html
She will be happy to fill your order, and will make every effort to ensure that your collecting experience is a pleasant and memorable one.
All works have been archivally mounted, matted, and framed (please watch the youtube video above, to see the frames).

"Tree 1"

3.75 inches x 3.75 inches

Oil on Bristol Vellum
April 2011
Price: $270.00 (plus tax, shipping and handling)

"Tree 2"
6.25 inches x 7.25 inches
Oil on Bristol Vellum
April 2011
Price: $340.00 (plus tax, shipping and handling)

"Fire Man"
3 inches x 4 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
May 2011
Price: $290.00 (plus tax, shipping and handling)

"Fire Man II: Art Is An Act of Self-Immolation/We All Like To Watch"
2 inches x 4 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
May 2011
Price: $290.00 (plus tax, shipping and handling)

"Fire Man III: Art Is An Act of Self-Immolation / We All Like To Watch From Different Angles"
3 inches x 4 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
May 2011
Price: $290.00 (plus tax, shipping and handling)

"Fire Man IV: Art Is An Act of Self Immolation / Sometimes We Burn More Brightly When Together"
3 inches x 4 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Solid Oak
May 2011
Price: $300.00 (plus tax, shipping and handling)

"Fire Man V: Art is An Act of Self-Immolation / We Are All Participants"
8 inches x 11 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
May 2011
Price: $530.00 (plus tax, shipping and handling)

Fire Man VI: Art Is An Act of Self-Immolation / Everything Eventually Catches On"
8 inches x 10 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
June 2011
Price: $530.00 (plus tax, shipping and handling)

"Fire Man VII: Art Is An Act of Self-Immolation / Feel Free To Jump In At Any Time"
11 inches x 14 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
June 2011
Price: $740.00 (plus tax, shipping and handling)

"Fire Man VIII: Art Is An Act of Self-Immolation / ... "
11 inches x 14 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
June 2011
Price: $740.00 (plus tax, shipping and handling)

"Semi-Symmetric"

"Semi-Symmetric"
4.5 inches x 2.75 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
August 3rd, 2011

Alla Prima

Art Talks Weekend In Santa Fe, Begins This Friday!

Please visit Kianga Ellis' blog, for a complete schedule of this exciting event, that I am proud to be a part of.

http://kiangaellis.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/art-talks-weekend-kep/

Here's what I've been doing today...

A Taste of What I've Been Working On...

"Eros and Thanatos IX"

"Eros and Thanatos IX: Blissful Paradox"
4 inches x 5 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
July 2011

"Eros and Thanatos VII and VIII"

"Eros and Thanatos VII: Arriving or Departing?"
4.33 inches x 4.25 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
July 2011

"Eros and Thanatos VIII: Portal"
4.5 inches x 4.25 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
July 2011

"Eros and Thanatos V and VI"

"Eros and Thanatos V: Tumultuous Shores"
4.75 inches x 6.75 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
July 2011

"Eros and Thanatos VI: Purgatorial Libation"
7 inches x 5.75 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
July 2011

"Eros and Thanatos III and IV"

"Eros and Thanatos III: They Give and They Take Away"
3 inches x 2 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
July 2011


"Eros and Thanatos IV: Between Two Worlds"
1.75 inches x 3 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
July 2004

"Eros and Thanatos II: With All Destruction Comes Renewal / With All Growth Comes Destruction"

"Eros and Thanatos II: With All Destruction Comes New Growth / With All Growth Comes Destruction"
4 inches x 7.75 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
July 2011

"Eros and Thanatos"

"Eros and Thanatos"
5 inches x 7.5 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
July 2011

Announcement!!

I will be participating in a Kianga Ellis Project, in
Santa Fe, New Mexico. Summer 2011

Please visit: http://kiangaellisprojects.com/home.html for further details.

"Fire Man VIII: Art Is An Act of Self-Immolation / ... "

"Fire Man VIII: Art Is An Act of Self-Immolation / ... "
11 inches x 14 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
June 2011

"Fire Man VII: Art Is An Act of Self-Immolation / Feel Free To Jump In At Any Time"

"Fire Man VII: Art Is An Act of Self-Immolation / Feel Free To Jump In At Any Time"
11 inches x 14 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
June 2011

"Fire Man VI: Art Is An Act of Self-Immolation / Everything Eventually Catches On"

"Fire Man VI: Art Is An Act of Self-Immolation / Everything Eventually Catches On"

8 inches x 10 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
June 2011

"Fire Man V: Art is An Act of Self-Immolation / We Are All Participants"

"Fire Man V: Art is An Act of Self-Immolation / We Are All Participants"
8 inches x 11 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
May 2011

"Fire Man IV: Art Is An Act of Self Immolation / Sometimes We Burn More Brightly When Together"

"Fire Man IV: Art Is An Act of Self Immolation / Sometimes We Burn More Brightly When Together"
3 inches x 4 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Solid Oak
May 2011

"Fire Man III: Art Is An Act of Self-Immolation / We All Like To Watch From Different Angles"

"Fire Man III: Art Is An Act of Self-Immolation / We All Like To Watch From Different Angles"
3 inches x 4 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
May 2011

"Fire Man II: Art Is An Act of Self-Immolation/We All Like To Watch"

"Fire Man II: Art Is An Act of Self-Immolation/We All Like To Watch"
2 inches x 4 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
May 2011

"Fire Man"

"Fire Man"
3 inches x 4 inches
Oil on Gesso on PVA Size on Bristol Vellum
May 2011

Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait
4.5 inches x 3.5 inches

Oil on Solid Oak

April 2011

Lightning fast self-portrait, painted alla prima, in the studio, today.

"C'est La Guerre Derrière"

"C'est La Guerre Derriere"
4 inches x 5 inches
Oil on Solid Oak
April 2011

Please click on the photo above for a larger image.

Trees 1 & 2

"Tree 2"
6.25 inches x 7.25 inches
Oil on Bristol Vellum
April 2011

"Tree 1"

3.75 inches x 3.75 inches

Oil on Bristol Vellum

April 2011

Stroke Meditations Panel Number 7: "Calm After The Fire"

"Calm After The Fire"

6 inches x 11.75 inches

Oil on Poplar Panel

April 2011

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Stroke Meditations Panel Number 6: "Happy Birthday British Petroleum"

"Happy Birthday British Petroleum"

10 inches x 12.25 inches

Oil on Poplar Panel

April 2011

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Stroke Meditations Panel Number 5: "Finding The Eye of The Storm"

"Finding The Eye of The Storm"

8.25 inches x 12 inches

Oil on Poplar Panel

April 2011

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Stroke Meditations Panel Number 4: "Re-Discovery/Horizon Seraphic"

"Re-Discovery/Horizon Seraphic"

8 inches x 11 inches

Oil on Poplar Panel

April 2011